Plugged In, Not Charging - Solution

I have seen this error message a lot in laptops of all brands and sizes.

More than often the problem is with the battery related drivers than the hardware itself.

Here is the solution that works absolutely 100% of the times:

1. Right click on 'My Computer'
2. Go to 'Properties'
3. Click 'Device Manager'
4. Click the '+' sign on the 'Batteries'
5. Delete all instances of 'Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery'
6. Restart the laptop
7. Log-in
8. The status of battery now would be 'plugged in, charging'!